Mars

Describe how the planet got it's name:
From the Roman God of war.
Distances:
Order from the sun: Forth.
Distance from the sun: 228 million km.
Distance from the Earth: 225 million km.
Planet Measurements:
Mass: 64,185 * 10 to the 19th power.
Volume: 163,115,609,799 cubic kilometers.
Orbit and Rotation:
Numbers of Earth days to orbit around the sun:686.971 Earth days.
Perihelion:206,669,000 km.
Planet Appearance:
It looks like a red planet with white streaks. It has the largest mountain in our solar system (Olumpus Mons). It's 17 miles tall!
Satellites (Moons):
Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos. Deimos is fifth-teen miles in diameter. While Phobos is twenty-seven miles in diameter.
Weather:
It never rains on Mars, but sometimes snows and has dust storms.
Exploration List:
Mariner 3 Nov. 5 ,1964, Mariner 4 Nov. 28 ,1964, Mariner 6 Feb. 24 ,1969, Mariner 7 Feb. 27 ,1969, Mariner 8 May 8 ,1971, Mariner 9 May 30 ,1971, Mars orbiter Dec. 11 ,1998. Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirt June 10 ,2003, Opportunity July 7 ,2003. Mars Global Surveyor Nov. 7 ,1996, Mars Observer Sep. 25 ,1992, Mars Odyssey April 7 ,2003, Mars Path Finder Dec. 4 ,1996. Mars Polar Lander/Deep Space 2 Jan. 3 ,1999, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Aug. 12 ,2005, Viking 1 Aug. 20 ,1975, Phoenix Aug. 4 ,2007, Mars Science Laboratory Nov. 26 ,2011, Viking 2 Sep. 9 ,1975.
Habitability:
If humans went to Mars they would have to bring oxygen because its atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide.

Cool Facts:

How much would I weigh on Mars: 41.6 pounds.
List 3 neat or interesting facts about Mars:

1. Rotates on its axis like Earth.
2. Nick name is the red planet.
3. Has two polar ice caps.

By Billy Bekanich 6B.
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